Means for illuminating booths



` July 2z, 1924. 1,502,353

L. B. slMoNsoN K MEANS FOR ILLUMINATING Booms Filed July 13 1923Patented July 22, 1924.

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This inventionrelates generally to a tem or a means for illuminatingbooths such as are provided in hair fdressing parlors for the use ofpatrons, the invention having particular reference to the provision oflights on the partitions separating the booths, which lights serve'toilluminate the two adjacent booths. y A p i The invention has for anobjectV to provide a novel lighting system of this'v sort which includeslights for illuminating adjacent booths capable' f properA control byswitches located in the respective booths.

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects andadvantages thereof, reference will be had to the following descriptionand acc'ornpz'inyingdrawings, and to the appended claims inwhi'ch thevarious novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.n Y

F l of the drawings 4is `a pe'iispective View showing a number of boothshaving the improved lighting system applied thereto.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical sectional Viewr of the lightcompartment on the top of one of the separating partitions of thebooths, this view being take-n on the line 2-2 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view thereof, taken on the line 3 3 ofFig. 2.

Fig. 1 is adetail transverse sectional view taken on the line 1 4 ofFig. 2.

Fig. 5 is a diagram of the wiring circuits.

Referring now to the drawings, the reference numeral 1() indicates anumber of booths such as are provided in hair dress ing parlors forindividual use of the patrons, t-hese booths being providedwith doors 11and being separated by partitions 12 which latter, however', do notextend up to the ceiling of the room or apart-ment which contains thebooths.

Extending along the tops of the partitions 12 are light compartments 15whose side walls preferably diverge upwardly away from one another asshown. In these side walls are openings closed by glass panes 16 throughwhich the light passes to the teeth-s faam electric ,incandescent lamps'mounted on the floors 15 of these top 'cornpartments;l There may be arow of these lamps in each compartment, and as will be obvious each lampnormally throws Vlight into the 'two booths that are separated by thepartition on which the said lamp is Habilit'ed-U1 s r i The'`connections tothe lamps areysoarlrangeci that the personentering anygiven booth to occupy the same may, closing a suitable switch,illuminate the row of` lamps on each side of the booth. If, however, theadjacent booth ris occupied and the lamps on the separating partitionare `lighted theV closing of the switchy will have no effect onthis'rowy of lamps but kwill illuminate the row on the other partitionofwthepbooth. Likewise when the person leaves the booth and opens theswitch, the opening of the switch will have no effect in closing the rowof lamps illuminating the adjacent booth if the switch of the latter isstill closed.

`Referring now to F ig. 5 the reference numerals 13 and 19 indica-te thetwo main SOV leads. From the wire 18 branches 2O conconnection is made,to the l.return wires' 24E` from thevlamp's. .Oneyof these switches, aswill be understood,A is located in each of the booths 10. As will beapparent, when any switch is closed the lamps on both sides of thecorresponding booth will be lighted, while the opening of anyone ofthese switches will have no eifect on the illumination of the adjoiningbooth as long as the switch in the latter remains closed.

Reflectors may also be provided for the rows of lamps and I have hereshown a novel arrangement whereby the reflectors may be adjusted tothrow the light mainly into a single compartment when desired.

is here shown the reflectors are in the formy ets83 depending from thelatter. On the removed sides of the plates 27 are fixed longitudinallyextending pins 34 which engage in curved grooves 35 in the end walls ofthe compartment l5.

Each bar 29 is formed with alongitudinal? slot 35 on one wall of whichrack teeth 36 are formed, these teeth meshing with a gear pinion 37fixed on a shafty 38 extending through the hollow shaft 32 and suitablysupported at its ends in the ends of the latter. The shafts 32 and 38extend forwardly through the'front wall of the partition and havehandwheels 32 and 38 respectively fixed to their projecting ends.

Under normal conditions the two reflector plates 27 occupy the positionshown in Fig. 3 to reflect light equallyl into both booths. l/Vhen it isdesired to reflect the light mainly into one of the lbooths the Yhandwheel 38 is turned to move the bars 29 upward and so cause the twoplates to 'extend transversely in a substantially ccntinuous curve.After this the handwheel 32 is turned slightly to the desired directionto rock the shaft 82 and so swing the com- Y plete reflector to the sidedesired, the pins '34 traveling in the grooves 35 during this movement.Since the various parts connected with the reflector may be of lightconstruction no positive'loclring iiieansis needed to holdthe parts intheirV adjusted positions, the parts being fitted together booths, alamp on' saidpartition, and a re- Hector adapted to be adjusted toeither refleet the light equally into both booths or mainly into onebooth, said reflector comprising a pair of members hinged together atone side, and engaging guide elements at their opposed sides.

v2. In av device vof Vthe classV described, a pair of booths, apartition separating said booths, alamp on said partition, and ayreflector adapted to be adjusted to either re- `llect the light equallyinto both booths or mainly into oneA bcotli, said reflector co1iiprisinga pair of plates, vertical bars to which said plates are hinged atadjacent sides, pins on the opposed sides of said plates engaging inguide grooves, and means for adjusting said bars vertically and forswinging them in planes parallel with the planes o f thesaid grooves.

y 3. In a 'device of the class described, a pair of booths, a partitionseparating said booths, a lamp on said partition, and a refiectoradapted to be adjusted to either re fleet the light equally into bothbooths or mainly intotone booth, said reflector compiising ay pair ofplates, vertical bars to Awhich said plates are hinged atvadjaceiitsides, pins on the opposed sides of said plates engaging in guidegrooves, and means for adjusting said bars vertically and for swingingthem in planes parallel with the planes of the said grooves, saidiiieaiis'including ahollow shaft having guide elements to receive thesaid bars, a second shaft withinthe'hollow shaft, gears on said shaft,and rack teeth on said bars engaged by the said gears.

In testimonyy whereof I have affixed my signature.

Liio B. siMoiisoN.

